Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Passenger Depot

Huntsville, Alabama

— Built 1860 —

Passenger Depot Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 24, 2008

1. Passenger Depot Marker

Inscription. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company Eastern Division headquarters in this passenger depot, adjoining yards and ships captured by Union Army April 11, 1862. Vital east-west Confederate rail link severed; C.S.A. soldiers imprisoned here. Depot later used by Federals as base for gathering supplies for Western Theater military operations. After Civil War returned to M.&C.R.R. Co.; acquired by Southern Railway System 1898; since 1971 preserved by City of Huntsville. National Register of Historic Places 1971.

Erected 1978 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1873.

Location. 34° 44.064′ N, 86° 35.454′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Church Street NW, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Madison County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 600 feet

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away); Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 700 feet away); Purple Heart Monument (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial Time Capsule (about 700 feet away); Wounded Warrior Combat Medic Statue (about 700 feet away); World War II - Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) (about 700 feet away); Korean War / 1950-1953 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Passenger Depot Marker (Newer Marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 16, 2017

2. Passenger Depot Marker (Newer Marker)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

3. Passenger Depot Marker

Replacement marker

Huntsville Passenger Depot On Church Street NW. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 24, 2008

4. Huntsville Passenger Depot On Church Street NW.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

5. Passenger Depot Marker

Replacement marker

BNSF Freight Train Passing The Old Huntsville Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 24, 2008

6. BNSF Freight Train Passing The Old Huntsville Depot

Passenger Depot Back view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 16, 2017

7. Passenger Depot Back view

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,162 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 13, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on July 17, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on November 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on September 13, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 5. submitted on November 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 6. submitted on September 13, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 7. submitted on July 17, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.